I was so happy to welcome Haley to our Class of 2016 Spokesmodel Team! I was acquainted with her family because her younger sister cheered with my oldest daughter in elementary school…a few years a part from one another…so are families didn’t socialize together, but I knew enough to know this was a wonderful family. 🙂 I’m thrilled to have a reason to get to know them more!

Haley is one of those people that always has a beautiful smile on her face and within that smile, her happiness beams. She’s a sweet, caring, beautiful, smart young lady that attends Howard High School. She is involved and succeeds in so many different aspects of her life! She’s a varsity cheerleader for Howard High, a member of the National Honor Society, she’s the President of the Math Honor Society, a member of the Spanish Honor Society, she participates with the Best Buddies Club, Make-A-Wish Club, and Junior Dance Company….I’m not kidding you….she’s amazing! And on top of it, she works at a local restaurant as well! AND… you’d think she’d be exhausted, perhaps she is,…but you’d never know it because of her pleasant demeanor and sweet personality! I know her mom and dad are extremely proud of her!

I hope you enjoy her senior portraits.

I certainly enjoyed, and will continue to enjoy, getting to know Haley and her incredible family. Thank you, Haley, for choosing me to document this fun and important part of your life! It’s been a pleasure and I appreciate the belief you’ve placed in me to take your senior photos! 🙂 Karen, THANK YOU, for trusting me to create Haley’s senior portraits, I’m thrilled that you are so happy with her portraits! Thank you for choosing Seniors By Pam Long Photography!

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Visitors – thank you for taking the time to read and view this blogpost about this incredible high school senior. If you are ever in need of photography services, I’d love the chance to talk with you. Here’s a little more info about us….. Whether you choose to be photographed in our studio, on location or along the quaint streets of our own beautiful historic town, you will truly enjoy your experience with Pam Long Photography. Clients enjoy a variety of portraiture, from maternity and babies, to children and families, high school seniors, pets, business headshots and special events. Whatever occasion life blesses you with, we will help you capture and document those moments to cherish for generations to come. To receive information about what we offer and how we can meet your needs, please contact us at 410.988.5563 or email us at pam@pamlongphotography.com to set up a complimentary consultation. We look forward to transforming your memories into your favorite works of art!

I had the pleasure of creating family portraits for this wonderful family. This is the embarrassing part…last year… 😮 (I’m so far behind in blogging). They attended our Halloween Charity event last year and received a certificate to put toward a future session and I was thrilled when Euncha scheduled a design and planning session to create their family portraits.

I really enjoy getting the entire family together for family photos. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate each other. I’ve had the honor of watching these kids grow up and they’ve really grown into beautiful, respectful, fun and smart kids.

As I look at these images, I can recall the laughter and fun we all had during their photo session. Thank you, Tony and Euncha for trusting me to produce these beautiful portraits for your family!

I was happy to deliver this wall portrait framed and ready to display above their fireplace.

The following 2 images of the kids, grace their walls as 20″ gallery wrapped canvases.

Thank you Euncha and Tony for the honor of photographing your beautiful family!

And FYI to any residents in Anne Arundel County, Euncha and Tony own Grateful Pets, a terrific pet service company, phone # 410.266.3998, email at info@gratefulpetsinc.com Be sure to check them out when you find you need such a service!

We had the pleasure of hanging out with Michelle a couple of weeks ago. She is an extremely smart, beautiful, on-the-ball, stylish woman who is about to give birth. Tracy and I enjoyed her so much, we didn’t want her to leave the Studio!! 🙂 From the moment she emailed, through our phone conversations and our time in the photography studio together, I learned more each time what in incredible person Michelle is. Once again, I’m reminded how fortunate I am to be able to document and create emotional, high-quality photography for our clients. This new chapter in Michelle and her family’s life is thrilling and we’re honored to be describing it through our photos.

She came back the following week for her Portrait Premiere and loved her maternity portraits as much as we did. She’s so in love with her husband and their family and is really looking forward to welcoming their newest addition into their family. I’m cannot wait to meet her baby when they return for his newborn session.

Thank you, so much Michelle, for choosing Pam Long Photography for your photographic needs. We are truly honored.

Here are a few of Michelle’s portraits from her maternity session.

Michelle’s love is so evident…

Thank you, Michelle! And congratulations! We wish you and your family all the best and are looking forward to seeing you all soon! 🙂

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I am sooooo excited about the recent awards that I was honored with winning a few weeks ago at the Maryland PPA’s award banquet.

In the past, I sat through many Print Competitions watching, observing, learning and taking notes, too scared to enter my own. Listening to Master Photographers critique people’s images was really insightful, truly opened my eyes. When I started competing, it was still insightful, and eye opening, only now, with HUGE butterflies in my stomach! The MDPPA has 3 competitions during the year and then a competition at their Annual Convention. I made an effort to submit images during the 3 competitions and I was overjoyed each time and increased my knowledge each time as well.

So….this year I won Portrait Photographer of the Year!! ♥ This award is given to the individual who accumulates the most points in monthly competitions. I also was presented with Best Portrait of a Woman from our Annual Competition. Another award that I was really excited about winning was a Judge’s Choice! There were 5 judges at the Convention Print Competition and 145 entries submitted. Each judge gets to choose their favorite image and award the maker with a Judge’s Choice….and one of the judges chose one of my portraits!! I was thrilled, excited, humbled and overjoyed!

I want to extend a big huge thank you to my clients that I’m privileged to photograph! Documenting special occasions, milestones, and events whether it’s a wedding or a child’s playdate is such a pleasure for me. I’m really one of those people who can say I LOVE what I do. Whether I’m photographing in a photojournalistic manner or creating a formal portrait, whether my subjects are sitting, standing, walking or dancing, in my Studio or out on location, the essentials of proper lighting and posing need to be innate and competing with my peers helps me become a better photographer for my clients. So, THANK YOU to my current clients, I’m looking forward to continuing our relationship and serving you throughout the years. To those of you that I haven’t had the pleasure of creating your portraits yet, I hope to have the opportunity in the future! 🙂

For those of you interested in knowing what the judges look for in images, here is a list and brief explanation of the 12 elements (taken from the PPA website):

The Twelve elements listed below are in accordance to their importance.

Impact is the sense one gets upon viewing an image for the first time. Compelling images evoke laughter, sadness, anger, pride, wonder or another intense emotion. There can be impact in any of these twelve elements.Technical excellence is the print quality of the image itself as it is presented for viewing. Retouching, manipulation, sharpness, exposure, printing, mounting, and correct color are some items that speak to the qualities of the physical print.Creativity is the original, fresh, and external expression of the imagination of the maker by using the medium to convey an idea, message or thought.Style is defined in a number of ways as it applies to a creative image. It might be defined by a specific genre or simply be recognizable as the characteristics of how a specific artist applies light to a subject. It can impact an image in a positive manner when the subject matter and the style are appropriate for each other, or it can have a negative effect when they are at odds.Composition is important to the design of an image, bringing all of the visual elements together in concert to express the purpose of the image. Proper composition holds the viewer in the image and prompts the viewer to look where the creator intends. Effective composition can be pleasing or disturbing, depending on the intent of the image maker.Presentation affects an image by giving it a finished look. The mats and borders used, either physical or digital, should support and enhance the image, not distract from it.Color Balance supplies harmony to an image. An image in which the tones work together, effectively supporting the image, can enhance its emotional appeal. Color balance is not always harmonious and can be used to evoke diverse feelings for effect.Center of Interest is the point or points on the image where the maker wants the viewer to stop as they view the image. There can be primary and secondary centers of interest. Occasionally there will be no specific center of interest, when the entire scene collectively serves as the center of interest.Lighting—the use and control of light—refers to how dimension, shape and roundness are defined in an image. Whether the light applied to an image is manmade or natural, proper use of it should enhance an image.Subject Matter should always be appropriate to the story being told in an image.Technique is the approach used to create the image. Printing, lighting, posing, capture, presentation media, and more are part of the technique applied to an image.Story Telling refers to the image’s ability to evoke imagination. One beautiful thing about art is that each viewer might collect his own message or read her own story in an image.

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I’m not sure if we will ever catch up on blogging our photography sessions from last year but we’re going to work on it!

We were so excited to photograph a brand new baby of one of our former wedding couples. Eric and Aubrey were married in 2008, you can find a few wedding pictures of the beautiful bride and groom by clicking here. They had their engagement session at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis, at the end of their session, they sported their Redskins jerseys, click here to check out their e-session pictures. I mention the Skins jerseys, for a very specific reason…..they are TRUE fans of the Washington Redskins.

Fast forward several years and they have an adorable little girl, and now, a beautiful baby boy. And guess what?? They have their very own Skins’ jerseys!

Here’s a few photographs from their newborn photo session

Snug as a cute baby bug…

Isn’t she too cute!!

Aubrey and Eric, THANK YOU for the honor of hanging out with you and creating a few memories of baby E’s first week! I hope they are enjoyed for generations to come! You have a beautiful family and I’m so glad to know you all! 🙂

xoxo

If you, or someone you know, is looking for a photographer in the Maryland area, we’d love the chance to talk with them. 410.988.5563 pam@pamlongphotography.com. 🙂

Rachel here, with a spotlight on another amazing senior! After our last featured senior, Mark, I had the pleasure of assisting Vanessa with another portrait session for the lovely Amanda from Centennial High School. She brought some great outfits and props, including some of her sports equipment from softball and field hockey, as well as her clarinet. We love to show the important aspects of our “photographees,” and Amanda got her game on! After some sporty photos, we played with some other super cute outfits (check out below) and got some unique photos with her class ring. The clothes she brought worked really well with a variety of our settings, including the white background (a favorite of mine, especially in this case). Amanda, your photos are gorgeous, and we hope you had a good time taking them. We certainly did!

Way back in November (a lifetime ago!), we had a fun senior portrait session with Mark Pohutsky from Glenelg High School. It was one of my first senior portrait sessions, “me” being Pam’s intern, Rachel. We love it when clients bring props that show something unique and interesting about them, and Mark appeared at our doorstep with his fishing rod, cap, and sunglasses in hand! We took some great outdoor photos in our Portrait Garden of Mark with and without his gear, and then headed inside for some indoor photos and his yearbook picture. We got some great traditional yearbook photos, and some fun ones. Something tells me he won’t be using this picture in his yearbook, though!

It was a great session– it’s always fun when people bring props to their sessions. There are so many different photos to choose from!

We had a great time taking your senior photos, Mark! Thanks for choosing Pam Long Photography!